Mar 25, 2025 09:46 AM IST
Khudian mentioned the ministry didn’t cite any grounds for the refusal and he’ll write once more to the MEA once more for permission
The Union ministry of exterior affairs denied nod to Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian and animal husbandry division officers’ US go to.
Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian (HT File)
Khudian mentioned the ministry didn’t cite any grounds for the refusal and he’ll write once more to the MEA once more for permission. The journey was scheduled from March 29 to April 6 and the prices had been to be borne by Punjab’s Livestock Growth Board.
It’s necessary for a state cupboard minister to take permission from the ministry for an official journey.
Animal husbandry division principal secretary Rahul Bhandari and director GS Bedi had been to accompany Khudian on the go to to a laboratory of ABS International at Wisconsin within the US for signing of an settlement.
The letter searching for permission was despatched earlier this month and after every week of it, the ministry mentioned ‘clearance cannot be given’ in its reply, Khudian mentioned.